Airports GIS and Electronic Airport Layout Plan (eALP)

Airports

In support of NextGen, the FAA is moving to a Geospatial Information System (GIS).
In FY 2007, we issued three Advisory Circulars to provide guidance for the
collection and submission of aeronautical data and to identify the FAA�s GIS
data model for airport-related data. We will use the data to develop
satellite-based approach procedures and to better utilize and manage
the National Airspace System. The Office of Airports is working on an
initiative to create the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) assembly tools from the GIS
data. The proof-of-concept milestone was successfully completed in September
2009, and once final programming is complete on the deployable eALP module, beta testing will be conducted from Airports GIS data gathered from the 37 pilot program airports across the country.
More information about Airports-GIS and the electronic ALP can be found on
the FAA's Airports GIS website.